How many towns are there in Jishou, Hunan?

In 2017, Jishou City administered 5 towns and 1 township.

1. 5 towns: Majingao Town, Aizhai Town, Hexi Town, Danqing Town and Taiping Town.

2. 1 Township: Jilue Township.

Jishou City is located in the west of Hunan Province and the south of Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture; at the intersection of National Highway 319, National Highway 209, Provincial Highway 229 and Zhiliu Railway. The city borders Luxi County in the southeast, Huayuan County in the northwest, Fenghuang County in the southwest, and Baojing County and Guzhang County in the north. Geographical coordinates: between 28°08′～28°29′ north latitude and 109°30′～110°04′ east longitude.

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As early as the Gaomiao Culture period more than 6,800 years ago, humans thrived in Jishou. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, human activities were frequent.

In the Qin Dynasty, the city belonged to Qianzhong County. In the Han Dynasty, it belonged to Yuanling County, Wuling County. During the Three Kingdoms period, Wuling County belonged to Jingzhou and successively belonged to Shu Han and Soochow. During the Jin Dynasty, Wuling County belonged to Jingzhou. During the Southern Dynasties (Song and Qi), it was under the jurisdiction of Wuling County, Yingzhou.

In the Liang Dynasty, Yuanling County was analyzed and Yelang County was built. Chen Xiliang system. In the Sui Dynasty, Yelang County was abolished and Jingren County was established. Soon the county was abolished, and the city area belonged to Chenzhou and Yuanling County successively. During the Tang Dynasty, the Central Guizhou Observatory was in charge of 15 prefectures, of which Chenzhou administered Luxi, Yuanling, Mayang, Xupu and Chenxi counties, and the city belonged to Luxi County. During the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, it was the same as the Tang Dynasty.

In the Song Dynasty, the city belonged to Luxi County. In the third year of Xining (1070), Zhenxi Village (today's Jishou City District) was built as a military defense line. In the Yuan Dynasty, it belonged to Luxi County on Chenzhou Road. In the early years of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty, an inspection department was established within the territory. In February of the 30th year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (noon of 1397), the five capitals on Luxi were divided into sixteen li, and Zhenxi military and civilian residences for thousands of households were set up under the Chenzhou Guard.

In the 43rd year of the reign of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty (1704), thousands of military and civilian offices were removed from Zhenxi, and Qianzhou Hall was set up to govern Qianzhou, which was under the jurisdiction of Chenyuan Yongjing Road. In the second year of Jiaqing (1797), Qianzhou Hall was promoted to Zhili Hall. ?

In the first year of the Republic of China (1912), the government offices were abolished and Qian County was established. Because it has the same name as Qianxian County in Shaanxi Province, in April of the second year of the Republic of China, Qianxian County was renamed Qiancheng County and belonged to Chenyuan Road. The county government was still Qianzhou. From April 27 to May 28 of the Republic of China, the Xiangxi Appeasement Office was located in Qianzhou.

On November 5, 1949, Qiancheng County was peacefully liberated and became part of the Yuanling Prefecture. In August 1952, it was affiliated to the Xiangxi Miao Autonomous Region. With the approval of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Government Affairs Council of the Central People's Government on February 25, 1953, Qiancheng County was renamed Jishou County on April 1 of the same year, and the county government station was called Jishou in Miao language.

From March 1955 to September 1957, Jishou County was affiliated to the Xiangxi Miao Autonomous Prefecture; from September 20, 1957, it was affiliated to the Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, with Jishou as the state capital.

From November 1980 to November 1982, the State Revolutionary Committee separated Jishou Town from Jishou County into a county-level town. With the approval of the State Council on August 3, 1982, on November 30 of the same year, the state government abolished Jishou County and established Jishou City. The municipal area remained unchanged (Jishou Town was restored and divided into three streets).

Baidu Encyclopedia - Jishou

Jishou Municipal People's Government - Historical Evolution